Another day, another breakfast! I’ve had a sore throat the last few days… concerning but not unmanageable... So the most appealing foods for me have been warm, soft, and served in a bowl.
Enter oatmeal. It’s easy to make, oats have a super long shelf life (shout-out doomsday preppers) and has a lot of healthy fiber. Oatmeal gets a bad rap because people think it’s bland, which is kind of true if you’re some kind of psychopath who eats plain oatmeal… but to that I say: do better. Apple Cinnamon oatmeal is available in those instant packs that are loaded with sugar and freaky ingredients (not to mention those dystopian freeze-dried apple chunks), but I like to make my own from scratch like Martha Effing Stuart.
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
½ Tbs butter
1 small apple, diced (honeycrisp, gala, or fiji are ideal. If you eat red delicious please never speak to me again. You’re block’t)
Generous amount of cinnamon
1 Tbs brown sugar (optional)
⅓ cup chopped walnuts
2 cups milk (almond, oat, cow, or even water if you’re in a pinch. Water milk. You know.)
Pinch o’ salt
1 cup rolled oats
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Add apples, cinnamon, brown sugar (if using), and walnuts. Stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples soften slightly and walnuts are fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and put the saucepan back over heat (no need to wipe it out).
Add the milk of your choosing, salt, and a little more cinnamon to the saucepan and increase heat to medium/medium-high. Stir well. Once milk begins to simmer, add the oats and reduce heat to medium/medium-low, stirring frequently until oats are almost thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the apple-walnut mixture back into the pan and stir to combine. Cook to your desired consistency (thicka than a bowl a oatmeal) and serve hot!
Enter oatmeal. It’s easy to make, oats have a super long shelf life (shout-out doomsday preppers) and has a lot of healthy fiber. Oatmeal gets a bad rap because people think it’s bland, which is kind of true if you’re some kind of psychopath who eats plain oatmeal… but to that I say: do better. Apple Cinnamon oatmeal is available in those instant packs that are loaded with sugar and freaky ingredients (not to mention those dystopian freeze-dried apple chunks), but I like to make my own from scratch like Martha Effing Stuart.
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| Yes it looks kinda like vomit. That's because they use oatmeal as vomit in movies. Yet another example of oatmeal's completely unwarranted bad PR. |
Apple Walnut Oatmeal
Serves 2Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
½ Tbs butter
1 small apple, diced (honeycrisp, gala, or fiji are ideal. If you eat red delicious please never speak to me again. You’re block’t)
Generous amount of cinnamon
1 Tbs brown sugar (optional)
⅓ cup chopped walnuts
2 cups milk (almond, oat, cow, or even water if you’re in a pinch. Water milk. You know.)
Pinch o’ salt
1 cup rolled oats
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Add apples, cinnamon, brown sugar (if using), and walnuts. Stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples soften slightly and walnuts are fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and put the saucepan back over heat (no need to wipe it out).
Add the milk of your choosing, salt, and a little more cinnamon to the saucepan and increase heat to medium/medium-high. Stir well. Once milk begins to simmer, add the oats and reduce heat to medium/medium-low, stirring frequently until oats are almost thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the apple-walnut mixture back into the pan and stir to combine. Cook to your desired consistency (thicka than a bowl a oatmeal) and serve hot!